Outages are most widespread in the sparsely populated counties of the northern Gulf Coast, while the capital of Tallahassee has so far largely escaped major power impacts.
This aerial photo shows flooded streets in Tampa, Florida, on Aug. 30, 2023, after Hurricane Idalia made landfall. | Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo/Getty ImagesHurricane Idalia has already wiped out electricity to a quarter of a million customers and threatens to leave even more in the dark as it barrels across the state.
Florida’s largest utilities, including Duke Energy and Florida Power and Light, did not yet have estimates for how many outages to expect or how long restoration efforts would take. As of Wednesday morning, FPL said it had restored power to more than 100,000 customers, while another 28,000 remained without power.
Anticipated strong winds and “catastrophic” storm surge threaten to topple power lines and slow restoration efforts as utility crews wait for waters to clear before moving into impacted areas. Downed trees and other debris can also hamper restoration efforts.
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